Each year since the inception of the Billboard Hot 100, the magazine has named a “song of the year” determined by chart performance. Here are those songs from 1958 to present.
- 1958: Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blue)...Domenico Modugno
- 1959: The Battle of New Orleans…Johnny Horton
- 1960: Theme from “A Summer Place”…Percy Faith
- 1961: Tossin’ and Turnin’…Bobby Lewis
- 1962: Stranger on the Shore…Mr. Acker Bilk
- 1963: Sugar Shack…Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs
- 1964: I Want to Hold Your Hand…The Beatles
- 1965: Wooly Bully…Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs
- 1966: The Ballad of the Green Berets…SSgt Barry Sadler
- 1967: To Sir with Love…Lulu
- 1968: Hey Jude…The Beatles
- 1969: Sugar Sugar…The Archies
- 1970: Bridge Over Troubled Water…Simon & Garfunkel
- 1971: Joy to the World…Three Dog Night
- 1972: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face…Roberta Flack
- 1973: Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree…Tony Orlando & Dawn
- 1974: The Way We Were…Barbra Streisand
- 1975: Love Will Keep Us Together…Captain & Tennille
- 1976: Silly Love Songs…Paul McCartney & Wings
- 1977: Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)…Rod Stewart
- 1978: Shadow Dancing…Andy Gibb
- 1979: My Sharona…The Knack
- 1980: Call Me…Blondie
- 1981: Bette Davis Eyes…Kim Carnes
- 1982: Physical…Olivia Newton-John
- 1983: Every Breath You Take…The Police
- 1984: When Doves Cry…Prince
- 1985: Careless Whisper…George Michael
- 1986: That’s What Friends Are For…Dionne & Friends
- 1987: Walk Like an Egyptian…Bangles
- 1988: Faith…George Michael
- 1989: Look Away…Chicago
- 1990: Hold On…Wilson Phillips
- 1991: (Everything I Do) I Do It for You…Bryan Adams
- 1992: End of the Road…Boyz II Men
- 1993: I Will Always Love You…Whitney Houston
- 1994: The Sign…Ace of Base
- 1995: Gangsta’s Paradise…Coolio with L.V.
- 1996: Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)…Los Del Rio
- 1997: Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)…Elton John
- 1998: Too Close…Next
- 1999: Believe…Cher
- 2000: Breathe…Faith Hill
- 2001: Hanging by a Moment…Lifehouse
- 2002: How You Remind Me…Nickelback
- 2003: In Da Club…50 Cent
- 2004: Yeah!...Usher with Lil’ Jon & Ludacris
- 2005: We Belong Together…Mariah Carey
- 2006: Bad Day…Daniel Powter
- 2007: Irreplaceable…Beyoncé
- 2008: Low…Flo Rida with T-Pain
- 2009: Boom Boom Pow…Black Eyed Peas
- 2010: Tik Tok…Ke$ha
- 2011: Rolling in the Deep…Adele
- 2012: Somebody That I Used to Know…Gotye with Kimbra
- 2013: Thrift Shop…Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Wanz
- 2014: Happy…Pharrell Williams
- 2015: All About That Bass…Meghan Trainor
- 2016: Love Yourself…Justin Bieber
- 2017: Shape of You…Ed Sheeran
- 2018: God’s Plan…Drake
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